Awards / Donations

Since 2021, we have given Awards and Donations to a variety of individual musicians and to music organisations.

The Harrison-Frank Family Foundation Award

Each academic year, we give 8 bursaries to one violin student of each of the 8 music conservatories in the UK. The award money is intended to help with costs such as tuition fee, instrument equipment or maintenance, projects, masterclasses, competitions, or simply living expenses and travel. Award candidates are nominated by the Head of Strings from the relevant music conservatory, it is not possible to apply directly.

The HFF Foundation Award winners of £4,000 each for the academic year 2024/25 were:

Royal Academy of Music
Ezo Sarici

Royal College of Music
Julia Blachuta

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Harry Kneeshaw

Trinity Laban
Isaac Williams

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Jemina Soper

Royal Northern College of Music
Charlotte Sweeny

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Sanne Heaven

Royal Scottish Conservatory
Annabel Stevens

The HFF Foundation Award winners of £4,000 each for the academic year 2023/24 were:

Royal Academy of Music
Muriel Oberhofer

Royal College of Music
Ugne Zuklyte

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Yente Lottman

Trinity Laban
Samyuktha Rajagopal

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Charlotte Hand

Royal Northern College of Music
Bruno Robalo

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Aden Yip

Royal Scottish Conservatory
Emma Baird

The HFF Foundation Award winners of £3,000 each for the academic year 2022/23 were:

Royal Academy of Music
Amber Emson

Royal College of Music
Joseph Lowe

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Evan Lawrence

Trinity Laban
Enya Barber

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Lunah Lefebvre

Royal Northern College of Music
Emma Robinson

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Grace Shepherd

Royal Scottish Conservatory
Paul Docherty

The HFF Foundation Award winners of £3,000 each for the academic year 2021/22 were:

Royal Academy of Music
Daniel Stroud

Royal College of Music
Emmanuel Webb

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Kryštof Kohout

Trinity Laban
Greta Papa

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Yuzhe Wang

Royal Northern College of Music
Bruno Robalo

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Elliot Kempton

Royal Scottish Conservatory
Scott Bryant

The Barbara Harrison-Frank Award

In March 2025, we have given out a new award of £7,500 each to 2 current loan recipients. It is our intention to make this an annual award in memory of the late Barbara Harrison-Frank without whom this charity would not exist. It is not possible to apply for the award, the selection is at the trustees’ discretion.

Simone Pirri
https://www.simonepirri.com/

Kirsty McLeod
https://kirstymacleod.co.uk/

Since 2021, the Harrison-Frank Family Foundation has made donations to the following music organisations:

Nucleo
In Harmony Liverpool
In Harmony Telford
In Harmony Opera North
In Harmony Newcastle / The Glasshouse ICM
In Harmony Lambeth
In Harmony Nottingham
Norwich & Norfolk Community Arts
Sistema Big Noise Scotland
Talent Unlimited
Sheffield Music Academy
National Youth Arts Trust

Music Works
Pro Corda
MusicAbility
NCO
NYO
NCBBGB
NYGGBG
Southbank Sinfonia
Chineke!
IMS Prussia Cove
Chamber Studio
Instruments of Time & Truth